Struggling To Be Perfect...Slip and fall face first onto the floor. Ruining the image he created. Destroying the fairy tale life his family and friends... By Nicole Lemelle3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments43 comments
Have You Done Your Homework?...We can’t get a free pass any longer with the excuse the dog ate it, so get busy and don’t forget... By Laura Kolaczkowski3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Six Ways to Help You Manage Grief After Losing a Loved One...I feel great physical and emotional stress from this loss, and as we all know in the MS community, stress... By Cathy Chester4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Stable Disease Does Not Mean Symptom Free...I answered in the affirmative and told her that I use rituximab (Rituxan) and methotrexate; treatments prescribed for RA which... By Lisa Emrich2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
I Miss Me Too...Some people wonder why I only wear comfy clothes, that mainly being jeans and a T-Shirt.... By Ashley Ringstaff3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments35 comments
Mood Swings: Living with a Pendulum of Emotions...pendulum may swing the other way, and you may be sad.... By Matt Allen G3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Identity Crisis...Having MS didn’t mean changing my life, and I could continue on the same path. MS wasn’t going to change who... By Laura Kolaczkowski2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
My First Step...Brooke shares the worst part of her day: her first step out of bed in the morning onto the floor.... By Brooke Pelczynski1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Field Sobriety...We may stumble around and slur our words, and we may fail every test necessary to pass a field sobriety test, but... By Calie Wyatt3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments38 comments
How to Handle Anxiety While Living with Multiple Sclerosis...I didn’t know many people going and it’d be the first time attending an event for advocates outside of the By Cathy Chester5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
For Friends & Family: How You Can Help...I’ve often had the loved ones of people with MS reach out to me and tell me a story of... By Devin Garlit4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments15 comments
Chronic Illness Burnout...Yes, many of the effects of burnout can be caused by the symptoms of an illness like MS... By Devin Garlit3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments42 comments
A New Symptom: The Crow Claw...An MS comic below shows a woman describing a new symptom she is experiencing that comes out of nowhere and... By Brooke Pelczynski1 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments16 comments
Three Unusual Items to Add to Your Gift List This Holiday Season...Anything less is unacceptable and inappropriate. We all have MS differently. We all react to MS medications differently.... By Cathy Chester4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
How Will I Look Back on My Medical Decisions?...In the early years of my life with MS, Tysabri (natalizumab) seemed terrifying to me, but now I only wish I... By Matt Allen G4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
Baby Fever...Many women with MS don’t experience symptoms and may even feel better during pregnancy.... By Calie Wyatt3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
How to Prepare for Special Occasions When Living with Multiple Sclerosis...Between MS and gut issues, I’m frightened I’ll be too sick or tired to go, or that food from the... By Cathy Chester4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Fibbing When I Don't Feel Well...The end result is the same, I can’t make it, but at least maybe they aren’t thinking of me... By Devin Garlit3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments20 comments
Dating with a Disease - Part Four: Some Explaining to Do...Not such an easy task when it seems like most of the world has no idea what something like MS By Devin Garlit3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments6 comments
When Emotions Take Over...I normally like to include in my articles the facts about how these symptoms affect us and our bodies with MS... By Calie Wyatt4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments